Differences in smart quotes MKII -> MKIV
Hi, (Forgetting our documentation philosophy session for a minute,) I'm experiencing issues in MKIV with smart quotes. Specifically, opening quotes. Compare the output of `texexec dash-test' and `context quote-test' on the following: \starttext `Yes, but --- ' `--- this is an interruption! Get down on the floor!' The interjection was quite {\em unexpected} --- indeed, `shocking'. \stoptext And the following with double quotes: \starttext ``Yes, but --- '' ``--- this is an interruption! Get down on the floor!'' The interjection was quite {\em unexpected} --- indeed, ``shocking''. \stoptext In both cases, MKIV treats the opening grave character (is that the name? backtick?) literally rather than as an opening smart quote. James
On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 18:58, James Fisher wrote:
``Yes, but --- ''
In both cases, MKIV treats the opening grave character (is that the name? backtick?) literally rather than as an opening smart quote.
That's on purpose (there are some threads on the mailing list that explain it). You may modify the behaviour if you want (without asking how to do it), but it's best to use the proper quotes or \quotation{...}. Mojca See: [NTG-context] using `` '' the output is wrong. http://archive.contextgarden.net/message/20100118.123457.5dc7162a.en.html
Apologies, that must have slipped through my shoddy search. Upon consideration I prefer the \quote and \quotation method. Trusty old semantic markup. :) On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 6:07 PM, Mojca Miklavec < mojca.miklavec.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 18:58, James Fisher wrote:
``Yes, but --- ''
In both cases, MKIV treats the opening grave character (is that the name? backtick?) literally rather than as an opening smart quote.
That's on purpose (there are some threads on the mailing list that explain it). You may modify the behaviour if you want (without asking how to do it), but it's best to use the proper quotes or \quotation{...}.
Mojca
See: [NTG-context] using `` '' the output is wrong. http://archive.contextgarden.net/message/20100118.123457.5dc7162a.en.html
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